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Re: race car paint
[Re: MRMOPAR622]
#879504
12/16/10 08:20 PM
12/16/10 08:20 PM
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Joined: Feb 2005
Posts: 28,312
Cincinnati, Ohio
Challenger 1
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Too Many Posts
Joined: Feb 2005
Posts: 28,312
Cincinnati, Ohio
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I also like the o'll school look. So I went with Candy-Apple red with micro gold metal flakes over a shimming silver base coat.
Car looks good. I like the gold along the bottom.
Race cars should have bright colors along the bottom to help make the car pop in pictures because the track is black. There should be no dark colors on a race car paint job. They were all designed by my sponsors, which are paint people, so they know a thing or two about paint.
If you want no one to take pictures of your race car then paint it black. That hot rod black everyone is using nowadays looks terrible in pictures on a race car. imo 
I've been through some paint jobs, like maybe 8 of them.
  
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Re: race car paint
[Re: BEEQUIK]
#879508
12/16/10 09:35 PM
12/16/10 09:35 PM
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Joined: Jun 2005
Posts: 793
Utah
topbrent
super stock
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super stock
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Utah
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Since we are sharing opinions....
A nice looking single color Max Wedge style vibe is timeless and always looks good. Race car schemes on early B's rarely look good IMHO.
No matter what era of race car scheme you choose it will likely look dated, and/or it will look like you are copying someone else's paint scheme, ie Ramchargers, or Sox, Melrose Missle, ect.
Though it may seem unimaginative, choose one of the stock colors available in 1963.
- Paint the car 1 stock 63 color,
- Keep the chrome bumpers,
- Install a proper 63 style MaxWedge scoop,
- Use color keyed steel wheels, or a Torque thrust type front, steel rear combo.
- The slotted mags on there currently give a cool vintage vibe.
Think ahead several years...yes, it is unpleasant to think about selling, but unpleasant unforseen stuff happens. The future buyer will likely not share your vision of a "cool race car paint scheme."
Keep it simple.
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Re: race car paint
[Re: topbrent]
#879509
12/16/10 10:30 PM
12/16/10 10:30 PM
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Joined: Aug 2008
Posts: 4,072
Mo.
racerx
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Quote:
Since we are sharing opinions....
A nice looking single color Max Wedge style look is timeless and always looks good. Race car schems on early b's rarely look good IMHO. No matter what era of race car schems you choose it will likely look dated, or it will look like you are copying someone else's paint scheme, ie ramchargers, or Sox, melrose missle, ect.
Though it may seem unimaginative, choose one of the stock colors available in 63.
- Paint the car 1 color,
- chrome the bumpers,
- use a 63 MW scoop,
- Use color keyed steel wheels, or a Torque thrust type front. steel rear combo.
Think ahead several years...the future buyer will likely not share your vision of a "race car."
 what he said 
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